HomeMy WebLinkAboutFW_ _External_ _Mining Permit 92-10_ Protect Umstead State Park Park-deny new quarry pitJohnson, Robert E
From: Sams, Dan
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 6:00 PM
To: NCMiningProgram
Subject: FW: [External] [Mining Permit 92-101 Protect Umstead State Park Park -deny new
quarry pit
From: Kayla Ngan [mailto:info@sg.actionnetwork.org]
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 5:48 PM
To: Sams, Dan <dan.sams@ncdenr.gov>
Subject: [External] [Mining Permit 92-10] Protect Umstead State Park Park -deny new quarry pit
B-N li,
I'm wirliting to request that DEC. deny Welke Stone orlp"s application for a
anew irock mine (Permit 92 10) due to the negative impacts on Uirnstead
State Park, Crabtree Greek, and recreation liin the ON Reedy Creek
Corridor. II also ask that DEC. to restore the Sunset Clause to the current
Welke Stone quarry operations that were Iproirn sed to eind liin 2031, 50
years from 1981. The RDU Airport Authority was offered a fakir dean to
conserve the Iproperty Iby the Conservation Fund and II Ibelllieve they should
reoonsideir that offer liin light of the IpubBlio Ibeinefits it wound Iprovide.
Uirnstead State Park offers a faintastic Iplace to Nike and run liin the it iddlle
of RTP. There are veiny few options for gireeneiry In this area and it should
be Ipreseirved.
To the elected offiic4ls, (please see irr7y irnessage to the DEC. as an
ndlioation of irr7y opposition agaliinst the quarry, and (please send a irnessage
to the DEC. snaking your opposition agaliinst the quarry (known, as weIH.
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